Week of January 21, 2026
Week of January 21, 2026
Chinook, MT – January 14, 2026 – Great Plains Veterans Services Center (GPVSC) is on a mission to increase veteran access to medical care and reduce barriers for veterans to attend appointments. In 2025, GPVSC made a significant expansion of its Veterans Transportation Services (VTS) to better serve Veterans in rural counties across Montana, including Chinook and the rest of Blaine County. They closed out the year with over 571 thousand miles traveled to ensure veterans received the care...
Another week of high school basketball on the Hi-Line is now in the books. And that week started off with a bang for the Turner girls. Last Friday, Turner won an important District 9C game with a 38-28 win over North Star. Turner took an early lead and played one of its best defensive games of the season in the conference victory. Things didn't go as well for the Turner boys, as the Tornadoes were crushed by the Knights, 61-26. North Star ran out to a 26-4 lead in the first quarter, and the...
The Chinook wrestling teams are closing in on the postseason, and the Sugarbeeters, under head coach Ben Stroh, faced a strong test at last weekend’s Cowboy Invitational. Held last Friday and Saturday in Miles City, the Chinook boys scored 66.5 points in the 30-team field won by Billings West, while the Chinook girls scored 66.6 points to finish 12th overall in the Cowgirl Invitational. Individually, the Chinook boys got a sixth-place finish from Charlie Buck at 103 pounds, while Hayden Berreth placed fifth at 132. Griffin Crowley took...
District 1B is tough in basketball, and this winter has been no different. Every night is a battle. And last Friday night, the Chinook boys basketball team won a very tough battle with the Conrad Cowboys. Chinook overcame an injury to leading scorer Ryan Bell and was able to beat Conrad 43-39 in a thrilling game. The Sugarbeeters fought through being short-handed and used defense and rebounding to really hold off the Cowboys. Offensively, the Beeters also got huge contributions from Jameson and...
Agenda CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chair Owens Consent agenda: • APPROVE MINUTES OF May MEETING • CLAIMS • FINANCIAL REPORT & ANALYTICS • BOARD CORRESPONDENCE UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Lighting grant pending because of federal funds • Handicap door-motherboard, still in limbo • McNaughton Lease-Kept 390=$496 book budget • Wine & Cheese, Dec. 3rd • Jubilee, Dec 11th • Pilcrow grant/John Henry Elred Jr. Grant celebration • Chocolate Party Feb. 9th • Big Sky With NASA Ties Jan. 26th online NEW BUSINESS • New open hours standard...
Harlem Lutheran Church There will be an open house at the Harlem Lutheran Church from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Sunday, JANUARY 18 to wish Jack Siemens a happy retirement. Everyone welcome. Senior Center Chinook Senior Center is in need of community volunteers who are willing to become a part of our wonderful team of people who help in our kitchen and dining room, perhaps one day a week, for a few hours. Please call us @ 357-2648 or stop in and see Ginger for more information. Blaine County Library Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold...
You know, dear Lord, Kathi popped over to share about a short visit she’d had with her out-of-state grandkids. She was pretty sure they didn’t know a thing about buying a shovel or checking ANYTHING IN their car, let alone waxing a car in OUR kind of winter weather as their weather was always warmer than our North Country weather. She laughed and said it had been a fun time for or WITH them making Snow Angels, and them wondering WHERE their mittens were. They had fun making a snowman, throwing snowballs, plus sledding down their...
Hello From the Chinook Senior Center Socialization is terribly important to the well-being of everyone. Age is not a factor where this is concerned. Socialization is crucial to life skills like communication, empathy, cooperation, mental and physical health. It fosters emotional intelligence, reduces loneliness and builds resilience, making individuals better equipped for personal relationships and professional environments. It reduced anxiety, boosting self-esteem and happiness. It stimulates brain activity, strengthens memory and improves...
Remember to register for the upcoming virtual program Big Sky with NASA Ties: Personal Journeys Through the Solar System, with Brent Buffington & Powtawche Valerino on Monday, January 26th at 6:30 via Zoom. The link to register is: https://tinyurl.com/BigSkyNASA. The Library Board of Trustees will me next week at 4:30 on Wednesday, January 28th. See agenda attached. The public is welcome to attend. The book challenge for January is to read a book with 350 or more pages. Once you’ve completed...
The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday January 26th at 4:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. It’s hard to believe we are almost at the end of another month. There is still time to learn about a new hobby or brush up on an old one, by checking out a book from the January display table. Book club will finally be starting again. We have the first kit, and the books are ready to check out. Staff and volunteers looked at the list of book club...
Marlene M. Molyneaux, 70 of Havre, MT, passed away peacefully at Northern Montana Hospital on Tuesday January 13, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Marlene (Mary Marlene) was born on September 7, 1955 in Havre, MT, to Wayne and Lila Molyneaux. She was a devoted Mom, Gramma, and Great-Gramma. During her younger years she lived in several places all over the state and recently even bragged about a short stint in Oregon. She finally settled down in Havre where she remained until her passing....
